2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Joseph Baldacci?
The money.
- Raised
- $665K
- Spent
- $659K
- Cash on hand
- $5,634
- Debts
- $52K
- Individuals 75% $499K
- PACs & other committees 11% $74K
- Party committees 0.7% $4,702
- Candidate's own money & loans 11% $73K
- Other receipts 2% $14K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $907K supporting · $472K opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- PROJECT 218 $907K
Biggest spenders opposing
- REAL CHANGE PAC $472K
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $499K from individuals
12% in small-dollar gifts
$62K of $499K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
49% from Maine · 51% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
71% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Maine $201K
- Massachusetts $68K
- California $60K
- New York $21K
- Florida $14K
- New Hampshire $8,850
- Washington $7,614
- Texas $4,250
Top employers named by donors
- STATE OF MAINE $2,015
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $232K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $175K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 5, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (706 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
Outside spending including late reports: $907K for / $472K against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC regular reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$892K of the $1.4M on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- TV, radio & streaming TV 25% $350K
- Digital ads 35% $485K
- Ads, medium not stated 34% $462K
- Mail, print & signs 4% $57K
- Phones & texts 0.2% $2,500
- Ad production 2% $23K
Largest late spenders for
- PROJECT 218 $907K
Largest late spenders against
- REAL CHANGE PAC $472K
Latest dissemination on these reports: June 6, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (12 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $570K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $570K of the $659K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 29, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 50% $285K
- Consultants & strategy 5% $29K
- Staff & payroll 12% $71K
- Fundraising & processing fees 18% $100K
- Polling, research & data 5% $29K
- Travel, meals & events 3% $16K
- Office, technology & overhead 5% $30K
- Legal & compliance 1% $7,509
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $1,250
- Other or unclassified 0.1% $677
Largest payees
- BEACON MEDIA, LLC $214K
- BCOM SOLUTIONS, LLC $97K
- BLUE WAVE POLITICAL PARTNERS $25K
- GUSTO $23K
- NGP VAN, INC. $18K
Paid to individuals: $125K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 13, 2026 to Jun 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (247 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Jordan WoodDemocrat · $6.4M raised
- Matt DunlapDemocrat · $3.0M raised · $2.4M outside
- Paul LepageRepublican · $2.4M raised · $2.1M outside
- Jared GoldenDemocrat · $2.3M raised
- Paige LoudDemocrat · $62K raised
- James L. ClarkRepublican · $600 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.